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The most deadly weapon is still your fist!

I was re-watching Red Letter Media's Best of the Worst featuring the film Low Blow featuring Leo Fong and I thought, "What if Low Blow but super Nintendo and pixel graphics?". Then I started creating this animation and I took in more influences from pop culture and old video games like Final Fight and Streets of Rage and I started working those in too.

I didn't really story board it or anything, I just kinda kept going with one scene after another until I decided it was finished.

Does it look like Leo Fong? No. But neither does the poster for Low Blow, so thematically, I'm right on brand ;)

I'll admit that I am not the biggest Leo Fong fan largely because I don't really know too much about him and what I do know is from watching people like RLM and other B Movie film makers who know and discuss his work. One thing is apparent though and that is that within his field, he was a respected individual.

So this is a tribute to Leo Fong, as filtered through the lens of Red Letter Media and other pop culture influences.

All art, music and editing by me, Mackie.

Other sounds provided free by some of these good souls on freesound.org:

oganesson, SomeGuy22, malakme, LayZerg, Reitanna, Medartimus, Soundholder, Stek59, willybilly1984, straget.

Rest In Punches Leo Fong.

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